Alexandru Coman, Daniel Narcis Maftei, Razvan M Chereches, Elena Zavrotchi, Paul Bria, Claudiu Dragnea, Pamela P McKenzie, Marissa A Valentine, Gregory C Gray
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus incursions from migrating birds have occurred multiple times in Romania since 2005. Beginning in September 2008 through April 2013, seasonal sentinel surveillance for avian influenza A viruses (AIVs) using domestic geese (Anser cygnoides) and ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) in the Danube Delta was established by placing 15 geese and 5 ducks at seven sites. Tracheal and cloacal swabs, and sera collections (starting in 2009) were taken monthly. We studied a total of 580 domestic birds and collected 5,520 cloacal and tracheal swabs from each and 2,760 sera samples...
2014: Influenza Research and Treatment